St. John College of Engineering Palghar
MHT CET Cutoff 2026

St. John College of Engineering & Management (SJCEM), Vevoor, Palghar is run by the Aldel Education Trust and holds Autonomous status under the State Level category. As a Christian Minority institution, it offers both open and minority seats — giving it a distinctive admission profile compared to mainstream autonomous colleges. With 7 branches spanning core and emerging technologies, SJCEM Palghar is a viable target for candidates scoring in the 48–89 percentile range depending on branch and category.

Here are the four numbers every SJCEM Palghar aspirant should know before planning their admission:

OPEN Category Closing Percentile by Branch (CAP Round I, 2024-25)

Computer Engineering is the most competitive branch at SJCEM Palghar. The GOPENS closing rank of 49,008 (83.03 percentile) in 2024-25 reflects solid demand for this branch in the Palghar–Thane belt. The Ladies OPEN (LOPENS) closed even tighter at 46,889 (83.75 percentile), showing strong female applicant competition. TFWS at 89.04 percentile (rank 32,449) is notably harder to secure than the OPEN seat — a common pattern in Minority colleges where the TFWS pool is small and high scorers who prefer fee waivers pile in.

For 2026, CSE OPEN at SJCEM Palghar is expected to hold steady in the 82–84 percentile range. Growing demand for tech education in the Palghar district and limited seating means the cutoff is unlikely to drop significantly.

Information Technology at SJCEM Palghar trails Computer Engineering by roughly 1.2 percentile points in OPEN category — a narrow gap reflecting near-equal demand between the two branches. The GOPENS closed at 52,344 (81.84 percentile) and Ladies OPEN at 51,109 (82.46 percentile). TFWS is again harder than OPEN at 39,847 (86.27 percentile), consistent with the CSE trend.

For 2026, IT OPEN is expected to track closely with CSE in the 81–83 percentile range. Candidates who narrowly miss CSE should strongly consider IT as a backup — the industry prospects and curriculum overlap are significant.

SJCEM Palghar offers two modern specialisation branches — Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning and CSE (Data Science). Both sit just below IT in competitiveness, yet their TFWS cutoffs are higher than the OPEN cutoffs, a pattern seen consistently across the college. Notably, the AI-ML MI seat closes at just 10.45 percentile, making it exceptionally accessible for Minority candidates.

Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning – 0321892110

CSE (Data Science) – 0321891210

Electronics & Computer Science (ECS) at SJCEM Palghar had a GOPENS closing rank of 85,997 (68.29 percentile) in 2024-25 — a significant step down from the CS cluster, making it an accessible target for candidates in the 65–70 percentile band. Unusually, ECS does not have a published Minority (MI) seat closing, but TFWS closed at rank 70,930 (74.68 percentile) — again higher than OPEN, consistent with the college's overall pattern.

ECS is an underrated branch — its curriculum merges embedded systems, VLSI, and computer science fundamentals. For candidates who score 65–70 percentile and are open to hardware-software integrated careers, ECS at SJCEM Palghar is worth considering over lower-ranked CS branches at far weaker institutions.

Mechanical Engineering at SJCEM Palghar had a GOPENS closing rank of 96,117 (63.27 percentile) and Ladies OPEN at 1,38,957 (38.87 percentile). The wide gap between male and female OPEN cutoffs is notable — it may reflect lower female applicant volume for Mechanical, making LOPENS significantly more accessible. Mechanical does not have a published TFWS or MI seat in the 2024-25 data.

For 2026, Mechanical at SJCEM Palghar is expected to remain in the 60–65 percentile range for OPEN. The manufacturing and industrial belt around Palghar–Silvassa creates reasonable placement opportunities for Mechanical graduates from the region.

Civil Engineering is the most accessible branch at SJCEM Palghar by a large margin. The GOPENS closed at rank 1,24,220 (48.61 percentile) — meaning candidates who scored below the median MHT CET rank can still secure admission. The Ladies OPEN closed at rank 1,52,871 (28.09 percentile), a strikingly low cutoff that reflects both limited female applicants for Civil and significant seat availability. Only Stage I data is available (no Stage II published for this branch).

SJCEM Palghar has a unique seat matrix due to its Religious Minority status. Understanding how OPEN, Ladies, TFWS, and MI seats work here is critical to planning your application.

Based on 2024-25 data and historical admission trends in the Palghar region, here is our branch-wise 2026 forecast:

AI-ML and Data Science are forecast to rise modestly as student awareness of these branches grows in Tier-3 cities. Civil Engineering may see slight easing if Maharashtra's infrastructure pipeline moderates fresh enrollment demand. TFWS seats across all branches are expected to remain 3–6 percentile points above their respective OPEN cutoffs.